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Members of Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group took a very active part in ‘The Costs of the War’ demonstration at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on Saturday (20...
Date Published 22/09/2008
Rochdale was the only town in the country to officially commemorate United Nations Peace Day yesterday (Sunday 21 September). Youth and community groups from across the town...
Council staff will be out and about next week to give advice on benefits that Rochdale residents might be entitled to but aren’t claiming at the moment. A special mobile advice...
Rochdale residents are being invited to an important event at the Town Hall on Monday evening (22 September) as part of plans to help shape development in the town up to the year...
Date Published 19/09/2008
The division saw a big reduction in burglary in August compared with last year’s figures for the same month, but burglary is still a big challenge for the force. I would like to...
Date Published 18/09/2008
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group will be protesting at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester next Saturday (20 September). The group spent this Saturday morning (13...
Date Published 15/09/2008
Residents are being invited to have their say about the future development of Rochdale. The Council is putting together a new plan detailing what development should take...
Date Published 09/09/2008
Rochdale will join the Greater Manchester Food & Drink Festival for the second time in 2008. The festival in October will feature a Pennines ‘Mini Fest’ based around Littleborough...
Date Published 05/09/2008
Three Littleborough men who robbed a taxi driver at knifepoint have been jailed for a total of nearly 17 years. All three had pleaded guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing...
Date Published 04/09/2008
The Kingsway Partnership has visited all the townships across Rochdale borough with a fun-fair themed roadshow, where members of the local community were given the chance to win...
The Children’s Asthma Service at NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is starting a new clinic in Littleborough this week. The clinic will be open from 2pm to 5pm from Thursday 4...
Date Published 01/09/2008
‘Tigers for Kids’ is a charity is run from Rochdale, and pilot Adrian Matthews regularly takes poorly young people up for a trip of a lifetime. He runs his flights from Barton...
A 77-year-old man was rescued from his smoke-filled home yesterday after a police officer saw smoke coming from the building. Shortly after 4.20pm yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 26...
Date Published 27/08/2008
People over 50 have many reasons to celebrate throughout September when the Recycled Teenagers festival hits venues across Heywood, Littleborough, Milnrow and Rochdale. Organised...
Date Published 26/08/2008
Two people have suffered broken bones after a collision involving a police van. At about 11.00pm on Tuesday 19 August 2008, a police officer was driving on New Road (A58)...
Date Published 20/08/2008
Littleborough Lion’s are hosting a five-kilometre Fun Run to help raise money for children’s charity MedEquip4kids. The event takes place at 7pm on Tuesday 26 August,...
Date Published 18/08/2008
The Littleborough Arts Festival has been awarded a grant of £9,875 from the National Lottery Awards for All Programme. The Grant will enable the Arts Festival Committee, in...
Date Published 14/08/2008
Oldham Road, Rochdale - Wood Street to Milnrow Road One way working from Wood STreet to Milnrow Road in that direction. Due to gas main work Until 30 November 2008
Date Published 13/08/2008
People from Rochdale are being encouraged to enjoy the great outdoors next month and take part in some of the walking and cycling activities as part of a 16-day celebration of the...
Date Published 12/08/2008
Members of Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group gathered at Hollingworth Lake yesterday (Sunday 10 August 2008) for their annual commemoration of all those who have died and are...
Date Published 11/08/2008
I am pleased to report that since my last column, and with the help of the public, we have made a number of significant arrests for burglary and vehicle crime. As a result there...
Rochdale golfers are being urged to swing into action and help to keep a hospital appeal on course to reach its fundraising target. Manchester Golf Club in Rochdale Road,...
Coronation Power has resubmitted a planning application to Rochdale Council to build a wind farm at Crook Hill near Littleborough. The company was refused permission to build 12...
Date Published 07/08/2008
Further Education in Rochdale is set to be transformed thanks to a £100million boost from the Learning and Skills Council, as bids for the new Rochdale Sixth Form College and...
The 7th Annual Littleborough Open Arts Festival and Photographic Competition is to take place between 31 August and 7 September at the Coach House, Littleborough. This year...
Saturday sees the opening fixtures in the inaugural Rochdale Rugby League Development Cup.The double header hosted by the newly re-formed Milnrow and Newhey club will see four...
Date Published 29/07/2008
Local residents have highlighted a gaping hole in planning regulations following complaints to Rochdale Council; a large advertising stand is attached to a trailer in Sudden...
Date Published 28/07/2008
Rochdale Moviemakers, Rochdale's amateur film making group, are embarking on recording 'A Year In The Life Of Rochdale And District' with a view to staging a public show in a...
This weekend saw the annual Rushbearing Festival take place in Littleborough. Saturday saw the Morris dancers assembled at the King William IV pub at Shore for drinks and dancing....
Date Published 27/07/2008
Rochdale Council’s ground-breaking scheme to have every gully in the town cleaned within the year is right on track. At the last night's Rochdale Council meeting (Wednesday...
Date Published 24/07/2008
